posted 10-08-2003 02:25 PM            

(YellowTimes.org) – The Internet can be a nuisance to politicians. However, the world will rue the day when they decide the Internet no longer serves their purposes. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may be forced to bar any website that disagrees with official policy or questions political veracity. Many ISPs already display lack of courage and only host websites they consider inoffensive. Unfortunately, many large news media controlled websites are so politically correct that it's enough to make one spew. After all, the almighty dollar rules the world and why should they give a damn about justice?

Sadly, mentally stimulating websites are being thrown on the scrap heap of political expediency for the sake of conformity. Yet they are immeasurably important because they demonstrate the independent thinking of millions of educated people around the world. The end result is frustrating when the intelligent are ignored for dubious political rationalizations.

Stop for a moment and think about the qualifications needed to be a politician. Ten seconds of thought will indicate that there are none. No accoutrements remotely resembling honesty, decency and commonsense are prerequisite. The ability to keep a straight face while distorting the truth, however, is essential. Yet they have the audacity to insist that they are the fund of all knowledge. Excuse me while I laugh.

Only a fool would believe that politicians have the interests of their constituents at heart. If you think they act in the national interest, consider the worldwide condemnation of the Afghanistan and Iraq invasions. The reasons advanced have been shown to be ambivalent and hardly an excuse for politically favored big business to take over foreign assets. What about the troops and countless civilians killed chasing the increasingly corrupt corporate dollar? Are money and political power more important than the lives of ordinary people?

The U.S. economy could be on the way to collapsing from internal division and massive debt and countries sucking up to Uncle Sam will undoubtedly suffer. Obviously, there's nothing wrong with the American people when they exhibit normal commonsense and think for themselves. They staged the American Revolution to obtain freedom from tyranny, or was the revolt simply to enable today's politicians to exercise their immoderation? With big business moving offshore for cheaper labor costs and increasing unemployment rates, who is going to fund welfare and education?

It seems strange for a technically advanced civilization, but recently there was a massive electricity outage in the United States. Perhaps they should spend more money on basic infrastructures and forget about invading countries that offer no threat and simply want to be left alone. Perhaps an electrical storm or a fallen tree is Mother Nature's way of reminding us of just who really is in charge.

Contentious websites are essential and should be supported because they show that much good can be achieved when alternative opinions are considered. There's no need for extremes, just time proven philosophies that recommend the indispensable intelligence that made the human race the dominant species on planet Earth. With certain countries seemingly wanting to take over the world by military means, one wonders just how long mankind will continue to exist? Is it really to our advantage to encourage the God of Double Standards and Cupidity?

[Lance Broughton is well traveled and has been drunk in every major city in the world. Six feet two standing up, he's a little shorter sitting down. He writes his articles and novels in a $50 trailer (caravan) in the backyard and drinks wine for a hobby as he believes 100 percent of sober people die in pain. He spent many years managing hotels and taverns all around New Zealand and learned a lot about human nature. He also maintains his own website http://www.lbrought.com and posts articles about everything that annoys him. He is thoroughly hated locally because he has the unenviable knack of stating the obvious, when perhaps silence would be golden. He lives in Upper Hutt, about twenty-five miles north of Wellington because no other town will put up with him. He's the world's most unsuccessful womanizer and has 106 grandchildren to prove his innocence.]

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